HTC Wildfire S vs. LG Optimus V

I don't plan on rooting my phone as I'm not good with tech and computers beyond the absolute basics, and I was wondering what people thought was the better of the two phones? Again, I won't be customizing, rooting, etc., so recommend based off what you know and have experienced with the two phones.

I'm leaning towards the HTC, as I love the way it looks and the small size, plus I saw a video on Youtube of the two phones running angry birds side by side and it ran the game smoothly, while the Optimus was choppy. However, all the reviews say the Optimus is better in almost every way, including running games better. The Optimus seems to be better reviewed no matter what site I go to, but I can't really see why. The HTC seems to have a sharper image, better screen, better size, and runs apps better.

Thoughts? I really don't want to have to send a device back and get the other.